Investment Banking

Hedge Funds & Alternative Investments

Executive Director of Securities Commission Malaysia to speak at Responsible Finance Summit

March 9, 2016

The Responsible Finance Summit today announced that Mr. Zainal Izlan Zainal Abidin, Executive Director of Islamic Capital Market at Securities…

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Hedge Funds & Alternative Investments

UAE’s First Gulf Bank wins approval for bond issue

March 8, 2016

First Gulf Bank, the largest lender by market value in the United Arab Emirates, has obtained shareholder approval to issue…

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Financial Results

Al Masraf profits increase by 11 per cent to AED 405 million in 2015

March 8, 2016

The company’s operating profit also rose by 13 per cent to AED 437 million. The remarkable growth of the profits…

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Financial Results

Doha Bank revising strategic plans

March 8, 2016

Doha Bank is revising its three-year strategic plans, said its Chairman yesterday.   The Ordinary General Assembly of the shareholders…

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Investment Banking

Group’s success shows measure of private sector potential

March 8, 2016

Kuwait’s most successful privately-owned group invests in real estate on the back of post-crisis expansion, while also heavily supporting education…

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Investment Banking

Woori Bank to open 'Korea desk' at Iranian bank

March 7, 2016

Woori Bank said Monday that it will set up a Korea desk at an Iranian bank, a first for a…

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Investment Banking

EFG-Hermes mulls expansion in new frontier markets, CEO says

March 7, 2016

EFG-Hermes is considering opportunities to expand into new frontier markets and aims to build a “leading non-bank finance house” in…

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Investment Banking

Saudi Arabia to hold out bond mandate prospect to banks

March 7, 2016

Saudi Arabia is holding out the prospect of a role in its first international sovereign bond to banks that participate…

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Awards and Recognition

Dubai Investments wins award for Al Mal stake deal

March 6, 2016

Dubai Investments, a leading, diversified investments conglomerate, has won the best UAE financial services deal of the year award from…

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Investment Banking

Singapore's UOB partners with Israeli crowdfunding platform

March 3, 2016

Singapore's United Overseas Bank said it would invest $10 million in Israel-headquartered crowdfunding platform OurCrowd as part of the companies'…

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Investment Banking

Gulf bank liquidity fears are 'manageable': NBAD CEO

March 3, 2016

Concerns about the stability of the banking sector in the Middle East should be looked at on a country by…

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Hedge Funds & Alternative Investments

Investment banking arm of Qatar's Barwa scours Turkey for deals -acting CEO

March 2, 2016

The investment banking arm of Qatar's Barwa Bank is looking for investments in Turkey, in sectors ranging from real estate…

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